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Pantech always releases one or two Verizon Wireless every year and this time it has come up with Pantech Crux (CDMA device) to stay in competition with the touchscreen phone arena. It is a very thin phone as it measures 109 x 53 x 13mm and it weighs 122g. The phone is built with durable plastic and has chrome accents at the sides.

The resistive touchscreen display of Pantech Crux has a display resolution of 240 x 400 pixels and it supports 256k colors. The size of the display screen is 3 inches. The resolution is pretty low because of which the display does not appear sharp and clear. Below the display, you can find the touch home 1button that will allow you to access the home screen. On the sides of the phone, you can find the volume controller, microUSB slot, dedicated buttons for listening to music, 3.5mm audio jack, camera launcher, voice command, microSD slot, power button. At the rear, you can find 3 megapixel camera along with the external speaker.

The external memory card slot of the Pantech Crux can detect up to 32GB of microSD. There are three home screens on the phone. The first screen has got shortcuts that lead to applications such as media center, music, browser, VZ navigator and so on. The second screen has got all the social networking apps. The third screen lets you add icon links of your songs, photos, videos, etc on the desktop.

Pantech Crux has got a 3 megapixel camera. The camera performance is not impressive as it captures poor quality images outdoors and images taken indoors appear distorted. You can record videos at resolution 640 x 480. The music player categorizes the music files by songs, playlists, artists and genres. The sound output through the external speaker is decent.

The internet browser of Pantech Crux lets you surf the web through 3G – Rev.0, up to 153.2kbps. The HTML based browser is not Flash supported. You can zoom into the pages by using the onscreen slider. It has got a 1100 mAh battery that gives a talk time of up to 4.2 hours and standby time of up to 13 days.

After launching many Pantech cell phones for AT&T that specialized in text messaging into the market last year, Pantech has now finally tried its luck in full touchscreen arena. The size of the phone is just 93.2 x 63.8 x 14.7mm and weighs 129.8g. The display of the phone is of 2.8 inches only. The QVGA resistive touchscreen display is capable of supporting 262k colors. However, the quality of the display is not impressive. It has a display resolution of 240 x 400 pixels.

Below the display, there are touch sensitive buttons that are meant for functions – Send, End and Back/Clear. On the left side of the phone, you can find microSD memory card slot and volume controller. On the right side of the phone, you can find the proprietary USB port which can be used for performing data transfer as well as charging the phone. On the right side, you can also find other buttons such as quick menu access button, display lock/unlock button and camera launcher. At the rear, there is a 2 megapixel camera along with the speakerphone. You can access the SIM card and back cover by uncovering the back panel.

Pantech Pursuit’s interface is similar to the Samsung TouchWiz interface. It has got three home screens. The left home screen contains the shortcuts of applications. The middle one only displays the clock. The right one lets you add your favorite items like a photo. Sliding the display gives you access to the mini QWERTY keyboard. Even though it is small, it is very user-friendly. You can setup email accounts like Yahoo and Gmail and access your inbox just by entering your email address and password. You can all your IM buddies through AIM, Windows Live Messenger, and Yahoo! Messenger.

The usual AT&T apps can be found on this Pantech Pursuit P9020 phone such as Mobile Banking, MobiTV, AT&T Navigator. The social networking app gives you access to Facebook and MySpace. The social networking app of AT&T Social Net app can also be found on this phone. The quality of the photos taken through the 2 megapixel camera lacked clarity. The camera does not provide you with many options other than balance, quality settings and brightness. Videos can be captured at 320×240 pixels; however the quality is not the best. The music player is simple and the sound output is too loud when music is played at highest volume. Choosing the right equalizer settings, you can experience better sound quality. You can watch 3GP and MP4 videos seamlessly on this phone.

The internal memory of the phone is 70.8MB and external memory can detect up to 32GB of data. You can surf the web at 3G speeds of 3.6Mbps HSDPA. There is no stereo radio and WLAN feature on this phone. Pantech Pursuit’s Opera Mini internet browser is user-friendly but you will face problems in scrolling and rendering the web pages. The standard 930mAh Li-Ion battery gives a standby time of up to 360 hours and talk time of up to 5 hours.